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The regulations will allow the resumption of activities that can be organized indoors, without an audience, across the country.

“The sportspersons will hear good news soon and I hope everything goes well. Coronavirus cases in Iran have decreased and we hope to announce the good news until Saturday,” Khalilian said.

Iranian Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi had said the initial protocols have been approved by Iran’s Health Ministry and Sports Ministry but the football federation will make a final decision about the resumption.

“With nine weeks remaining, we can finish the current Iran league season in six weeks. The teams will have three weeks to prepare for the competition,” Harirchi said.

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According To Iran News, Gholamreza Jafari from Iran has been elected as one of four vice-presidents of the International Council of Traditional Sports and Games (ITSGA).

Joseph Rashidi Salumu Kamangu from Democratic Republic of Congo (Africa), Pere Lavega Burgués from Spain (Europe) and Wilfredo Chau from Peru (Pan American) are the other vice-presidents.

Jafari currently is president of Iran’s Federation for Local Games and Rural Sports.

ITSGA was established in 2009 in Spain to revive traditional sports and games all over the world.

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So many sports events have been postponed or will take place behind closed doors due to the coronavirus concerns.

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has postponed several Champions League’s matches and rescheduled the women’s Olympic qualifier between China and South Korea.

In Iran, sports leagues except football have been canceled. Iran Professional League (IPL) matches take place behind closed doors and the football-mad fans find it annoying.

Coronavirus has dampened enthusiasm for the games and situation may be worse than we know.

So many countries have closed the schools, cinemas, competitions and museums and the future remains unclear.

Persian New Year, called Nowruz, is approaching but the Iranians are not happy since the coronavirus has killed 43 people so far and closed their festivals.

More than 50 countries have been affected, including Iran.

On Saturday, Head of Hong Kong Football Association Pui Kwan-kay said it was “highly unlikely” that Hong Kong’s 2022 World Cup Asian zone qualifier against Iran next month will go ahead because of the coronavirus outbreak.

The match slated for March 26 is a must-win game for Team Melli, however, the East Asian country is going to meet Iran in a neutral field.

Iraq leads the group on 11 points, followed by Bahrain (9), Iran (6) and Hong Kong (5) with Cambodia bottom on one point.

Sports, especially football is life for the most Iranian people but continuation of the situation would be chaotic in one word.

Around 83,000 coronavirus cases have been confirmed worldwide since the outbreak began in Wuhan, China.

Nearly 79,000 of the cases have been recorded in China, however the virus is now believed to be spreading faster outside the country.

Coronavirus has killed sports and hope for treating the novel coronavirus could be on the horizon since there is, so far, no cure or vaccine for the virus.

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Other sports events have taken similar measures as confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose to 95 in Iran, with 15 deaths.

Football matches in the Iran Professional League were held behind closed doors earlier this week.

Authorities in Iran have previously called off all major sports events except for football matches for a ten-day period, in response to the spread of the virus in the country.

Earlier, Esteghlal hosted Zob Ahan in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium in the Iran Professional League (IPL) on Sunday.

Local media reported that the match between Sepahan and Persepolis will also be held at an empty stadium in Isfahan but it has not been confirmed yet.

The COVID-19 outbreak in Iran first surfaced on Wednesday, when authorities said it claimed the lives of two elderly people in Qom.

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